Radiological Dispersal Devices : Select Issues in Consequence Management.

Provides overview of radiological dispersal devices (RDDs) and discusses the potential health, economic, and psychological effects of domestic terrorist RDD attacks. Reviews issues of potential Congressional interest, including Federal funding levels for research and development of medical counterme...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Biological warfare. Pollution. Medicine > Research. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides overview of radiological dispersal devices (RDDs) and discusses the potential health, economic, and psychological effects of domestic terrorist RDD attacks. Reviews issues of potential Congressional interest, including Federal funding levels for research and development of medical countermeasures against RDDs, and the appropriateness of current standards for environmental decontamination following an RDD attack.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.